tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post116100468294437419..comments2015-03-31T18:04:30.551+01:00Comments on separated by a common language: outwith and diet (the Scottish factor)lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-54522305883232004312013-01-23T08:29:24.133+00:002013-01-23T08:29:24.133+00:00In reply to Danny, outwith is the opposite of with...In reply to Danny, outwith is the opposite of within as opposed to without which wouldn&#39;t work as an opposite:<br />Danny is outwith the body of the kirk, whereas Tony is within the body of the kirk.<br />If you tried:<br />Danny is without the body of the kirk, whereas Tony is within the body of the kirk.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-83199975120781310702010-11-29T12:43:14.829+00:002010-11-29T12:43:14.829+00:00Its only the Scots use the word &#39;outwith&#39;....Its only the Scots use the word &#39;outwith&#39;. To English people it has a funny old fashioned ring to it, with possibly legal overtones. It sounds like someone trying to show off, which very often they are! I&#39;ve heard it used for almost everything including &#39;not included&#39; and even &#39;absent - non-existant&#39;! The meaning of the original word getting lost in plenty of flannel by ignorant folks using it in the wrong context. Funnily enough they dont use &#39;inwith&#39;, not following Chaucers lead on that one.Antonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17621119760870006229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-86833706671828980042007-01-02T22:36:00.000+00:002007-01-02T22:36:00.000+00:00On the other hand, one does not truly understand A...On the other hand, one does not truly understand AmE unless one correctly understands "Johnny went to the bathroom in his pants."John Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249694466806473955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-81186492069072306222006-11-19T15:53:00.000+00:002006-11-19T15:53:00.000+00:00A scurrilous assertion about ScotE has done the ro...A scurrilous assertion about ScotE has done the rounds for some years and, rather than propagating it just to try and get some cheap laughs at Scottish people's expense, I post it here in the hope that it will so shock readers that they will do all they can to ensure its suppression. It is alleged that a customary Scottish greeting to a guest arriving around the time of the evening meal is: "Och, and I expect you'll already have had your tea." or simply: "<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_and_Dougal>You'll have had your tea.</a>" Disgraceful.Paul Danonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161212501870193262006-10-19T00:01:00.000+01:002006-10-19T00:01:00.000+01:00I read a sentence like that the other day, except ...I read a sentence like that the other day, except that it was in general (i.e. not Scots) BrE and it would have been completely impenetrable to AmE speakers. I thought then "I have to remember this one for the blog", but now I can't even remember where I was when I read it. Alas.lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161108662121182672006-10-17T19:11:00.000+01:002006-10-17T19:11:00.000+01:00Old Edinburgh story: an Englishman arrives in the ...Old Edinburgh story: an Englishman arrives in the city and sees a notice "Please uplift your messages outwith the store". Well, says he, I understand "please", "your" and "the".deariemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443829650011909967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161105503215309402006-10-17T18:18:00.000+01:002006-10-17T18:18:00.000+01:00That's what DVDs are for...but unfortunately most ...That's what DVDs are for...but unfortunately most US DVD players can't play most British DVDs.lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161103656065928932006-10-17T17:47:00.000+01:002006-10-17T17:47:00.000+01:00I don't know about that. As long as you're sympath...I don't know about that. As long as you're sympathetic to British humour, and creative swearing in particular, I think you'd find it hilarious. There's far more cultural specificity in Monty Python or Fawlty Towers and Americans love those. I'll admit that it will never get repeated on US TV like those programmes. The FCC fines would bring down any network.Ginger Yellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383600438692187511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161097527514206522006-10-17T16:05:00.000+01:002006-10-17T16:05:00.000+01:00I wonder, though, how much you need to know about ...I wonder, though, how much you need to know about UK politics/the parliamentary system to understand it. I think you'd miss a lot if you couldn't associate Capaldi with Campbell, etc.lynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-1161079739272712312006-10-17T11:08:00.000+01:002006-10-17T11:08:00.000+01:00I don't really have anything useful to add to this...I don't really have anything useful to add to this except to say that The Thick Of It was the funniest thing on telly for years, and Americans on here should do their best to find it somehow. It's a shame about Langham. Apparently they're making another series, though. I wonder if they'll bother finding another minister or if they'll just focus on Tucker (Capaldi).Ginger Yellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383600438692187511noreply@blogger.com